Through night and day (Ives, set by C. Ives) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


I dream of thee, my love, by night,
I think of thee by day, by day;
As long as God may grant me light,
I will be thy stay.
THe night is dark, the day is long,
Unblest with thoughts of thee,
Too dull to meet the sweetest song,
Unless its theme thou be.
So all day long, and all night,
Whether on the land or sea,
I'll love fore'er with all my might,
That love's all for thee.

Authorship

Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

Based on

text

J. S. B. Monsell

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.

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